INDIANAPOLIS - The Butler Bulldogs will travel to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to take on the Villanova Wildcats on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tip-off at Finneran Pavillion is slated for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 
 
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Date: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026
Time: 2 PM
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 
Live Stats: Butlersports.com
Watch: ESPN+
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ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Butler (8-10, 2-6 BE) is coming off a 62-52 victory over Providence on Wednesday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Saniya Jackson and Anna Wypych led the way for BU with 13 points apiece in the contest. 
• Saniya Jackson leads the BU offense, averaging 9.2 points per game. The redshirt sophomore is shooting 46.9-percent from the floor and 34.0-percent from beyond the arc. Caroline Dotsey leads the squad on the glass, pulling down 5.6 rebounds per game.
• Butler's two freshmen, Addison Baxter and Anna Wypych, have been solid contributors this season for BU averaging 19.3 and 16.0 minutes per game, respectively. Baxter, a 2025 Indiana All-Star from Columbia City is averaging 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 0.8 steals per game. She is shooting 41.4-percent from the floor and is shooting 76.6-percent from the charity stripe. Wypych posts 5.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. The Michigan native has been impressive from the floor, shooting 48.6-percent while sinking 42.3-percent of her shots from behind the arc. 
• Dotsey, Lily Zeinstra and Mallory Miller have all been pivotal pieces for Butler, averaging 8.7,  8.9 and 8.5 points per game, respectively. Dotsey was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 22 after leading Butler to its first conference win of the season over Xavier with 25 points in the contest. Miller earned a nod to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 15. Miller averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game in a 2-0 week for Butler. 
• BU is in the top 100 nationally in free throw percentage (75.2%; 47th) and is fourth in the BIG EAST in free throws made per game averaging 11.28 makes per contest. 
• Butler had six players score in double figures against Dayton on Nov. 28 (Lily Zeinstra 19, Anna Wypych 12, Caroline Dotsey 12, Saniya Jackson 11, Mallory Miller 10 and Nevaeh Jackson 10). That was the first time Butler has had six players in double figures in the last 15 seasons. The last time Butler had six score in double digits was Dec. 12, 2010, when Butler defeated Ball State 105-98.
• Butler returns three letterwinners from a year ago and added nine new players to the team with the addition of seven transfers and two freshmen.
• Austin Parkinson enters his fourth season at the helm of the Bulldogs. Parkinson has led the squad to 42 wins in his first three seasons.

 
SCOUTING VILLANOVA

• Villanova (14-4, 7-2 BE) is coming off a 99-50 loss to No. UConn on Thursday evening. Kennedy Henry and Brynn McCurry led the Wildcats with 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• Jasmine Bascoe leads the Villanova offense averaging 16.9 points per game. Bascoe also leads the squad in assists, dishing out 4.6 helpers per game. 
• McCurry pulls down a team-best 5.7 rebounds per game and is followed closely by Denae Carter who grabs 5.4 per contest. 
• Denise Dillon is in her sixth season at the helm of the Wildcats and boasts a 114-51 record in her five seasons. 

 
2025-26 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets remain on sale, providing the best seating locations still available for the upcoming season. Contact the Butler Ticket Office at tickets@butler.edu or 317-940-DOGS (3647) to place your order. Single-game tickets for the 2025-26 Butler Women's Basketball season are available through ButlerSports.com/BuyTickets.
 
Butler University Upgrades Iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse with Dynamic LED Video
 
Technology consultant Anthony James Partners (AJP) provided design, procurement, and construction administration services for the upgrades, supporting Butler in selecting SNA Displays to manufacture and install more than 2,700 square feet of LED video display technology, including a center hung display system, baseline LED ribbons, multiple courtside tables, and other digital signage.
 
The centerpiece of the project is a new LED center hung display consisting of four curved, 14-foot-tall video screens seamlessly connected to create a continuous 360-degree video surface. Each side features a 4 mm pixel pitch for increased pixel density and clarity. The center hung also includes custom static lettering along the top ring of the structure and a team-branded Bulldog logo facing downward toward the playing surface.
 
Other video signage includes 3-foot-high LED ribbons along the second-level fascia at both ends of the Fieldhouse, two 19-foot-long vomitory displays between the second and third levels, and eight new courtside mobile scorer's tables equipped with LED screens. For recruitment and training purposes, the project also features two new ASPECT™ all-in-one 16:9 video screens from SNA Displays in an adjacent practice facility, directly integrated into the new control management system.
 
UP NEXT
Butler will return to Hinkle Fieldhouse for a two-game homestand starting on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The Bulldogs will face DePaul before welcoming Marquette to Hinkle on Sunday, Jan. 25. Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.